Reclamation of desertified farmlands and consequences for its farmers in semiarid northern Nigeria: A case study of Yambawa rehabilitation scheme

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-101

  Onyewotu, L O Z ^a   Stigter, C J ^b   Abdullahi, A M ^c   Ariyo, J A ^c   Oladipo, E O ^c   Owonubi, J J ^d  

^a Shelterbelt Research Station   (Nigeria)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Desertification; Eucalyptus; Land reclamation; Relief measures; Shelterbelts; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; LAND RECLAMATION; SEMIARID REGION; SHELTERBELT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

NIGERIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS;

EID: 0037228119     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980301590     Document Type: Article

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